to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to make coffee; to brew coffee
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
professor; teaching; instruction
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
17th day of the month; 17 days
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
bridge (over a road or railway); overpass; flyover; land bridge
(water-filled) paddy field
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
hard to reach place; remote place
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
older sister; elder sister
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to fly around; to scatter
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)